About Health Consumers Tasmania

Health Consumers Tasmania is a small, not-for-profit community-based organisation that was established in 2019. We report to an independent board and are funded by the Tasmanian Department of Health and Primary Health Tasmania. We have over 800 Tasmanians who either closely work with us or follow us online – whom we affectionately refer to as our ‘community of interest’. The aim of Health Consumers Tasmania is to empower the Tasmanian community to have meaningful input into their health system to ensure it meets their needs.

About the Health and Wellbeing Network Project

Health Consumers Tasmania is currently funded to roll out the State Government’s election commitment to pilot three Health and Wellbeing Networks (HWN) in three locations - Ulverstone, the Huon and Scottsdale. The project aims to empower the community to improve their health literacy and awareness and coordinate place based preventative health initiatives. Each Community Health and Wellbeing Network will determine the shape and focus of their network to build the capacity of regional communities to identify and respond to local health care needs.

About the Community Engagement Worker Position

• Position Title: Community Engagement Worker – Huonville
  
• Award and Level: SCHADS Level 5
  
• Conditions: Full time or part time subject to negotiation until 30 June 2024 - possibility of extension subject to funding.
  
• Reporting to: Manager Health and Wellbeing Network

This position requires a suite of skills, knowledge and experience to work with a range of stakeholders to develop a clear and inspirational vision and agenda for change in their community. The position will require the ability to stimulate and foster innovative thinking in service design processes, inspire others to invest time and mobilise resources for a collective goal, and capacity build community processes and structures to advocate for and sustain health promoting environments in their community.

Health Consumers Tasmania strives to be an inclusive workplace. HCT encourages Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from the LGBTIQA+ community, and individuals that identify with other communities that experience access inequity to apply.

Should you wish to discuss any access needs in relation to this recruitment process, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

• Ellen MacDonald
• Email: ellen@healthconsumerstas.org.au using the subject line: Community Engagement Worker - Huonville enquiry via EthicalJobs
• Phone: 0493 960 818

Please see the attached CEW Position Description and Selection Criteria for all the details.